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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 2015
Page
3
Editorial letters critique rising taxes and public spending while urging residents to support property tax relief measures. The notes target elected leaders and comment on local issues including Langley Dam leaks and a Beech Island fire chief controversy amid a wave of daily TalkBack complaints.
A correction from the Aiken Standard states a Friday page 13A letter titled Full team deserves kudos was not written by John Farricker but by Daniela Zotovic. Farricker sent the unsigned letter under his name and the paper reports no indication of Zotovic’s authorship.
Mead Hall graduation marks the third year after the Mead Hall and Aiken Prep merger. Mitchi Maja and Aaron Gurley shared valedictorian honors while James Hope Jr and Madison Paige Oswald received top awards. Guest speaker Tim McLendon urged grads to resist selfies as self centered, but Maja jokily urged taking them.
MOX Services at the Savannah River Site collected 57,300 dollars for Children's Place, the largest donation by the company. Through Celebrity Waiter Night and events at Grumpy's Sports Pub TraVina Italian Kitchen, plus a barbecue lunch and golf tournament, employees donated funds and Wish List items to aid at risk children in Aiken County.
North Augusta Public Safety will hold an open house for Station 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, marking its grand opening and ribbon cutting. The project began years earlier as annexation and growth prompted the need for extra fire coverage in North Woods II and Lakes and Streams areas along Old Ludlow Lake Road and I-520.
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